KENDALL KESSLER'S OIL PAINTING DIARY

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist

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Don't forget! My fantastic Yoga Teacher is offering free
yoga classes all August at Life in Balance in Christiansburg, VA! Check
it out! Mims is a great teacher and yoga has helped me out with some
muscle problems. Yes!!!!!

Spiral Original Acrylic Painting NFS

Prints on Paper, Metal, and Canvas Available

I
am real pleased with my progress so far on the illustrations for
Fiddler at Mid Night Farms House. I talked with the publisher a few
days ago and was quite surprised at the number of illustrations she
wants for the book which will be about 112-114 pages. So far, Clyde has
80 poems but he said he can add others if I can't get enough
illustrations done between now and October 1st.

I
have finished the cover and will put it up soon but above is the first
illustration of an expressive screech owl. I will probably modify it
somewhat so I have it uploaded as Screech Stage One. I want to get to
the first stage of a lot of illustrations so I can figure out how much
time I have left to fine tune them.

Anyway, prints will be available of all stages!

Be sure to click on the red link to see more of my work

Life with The Word and Bird Man - Clyde Kessler

Yesterday
Clyde and I went to Claytor Lake for a short swim. The sky was cloudy
and even though it wasn't supposed to rain Clyde was concerned about a
black cloud that was forming. He studies weather patterns and I ask him
before I check the local report.

When
we got there people were swimming. As soon as we plunked down our
chairs everybody was called out of the water. We waited a while under
the awning and, as usual, Clyde had a comment on most people's reactions
to a little water. He said you would think the devil was coming down
on them.

Today I asked Clyde if we could
go swimming. He said he read the clouds and they said put on a bathing
suit, drive to the lake and see what happens. I dare you.

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In my artwork, I seek to celebrate life – the simple and spectacular images all around us. Art patrons admire my intense use of color and texture to enhance daily life and communicate my emotional reaction to beauty. My style is unique to me but has strong impressionistic and expressionistic components. I primarily create large low-level impasto oil paintings but I also work in pastels. I am fascinated by the interaction of light and color in this beautiful mountain region. My paintings, prints, and drawings have been seen in over seventy national, international, and local shows. I have won numerous awards, including awards from Dorothy Gillespie, May Stevens, Frank Webb and Daniel Greene. I have been in two group shows on Broadway and I am listed in the original Marquis’s Who’s Who of America, Who’s Who of American Women, and Who’s Who in the World. I have artwork in private collections in nineteen states, Washingon D.C.,Canada,Germany, and Australia. I taught in the Art Department at Radford University for twenty years. I am now a full-time professional artist. My work can be viewed at kendall-kessler.artistwebsites.com,
towheehillstudio.etsy.com and on ebay classifieds.